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USDOT announces $84.9M through Lo-No program to expand advanced bus technologies

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These include hydrogen fuel cells, battery electric engines, and related infrastructure investments such as charging stations. Lextran will receive funds toward the design and construction of a covered storage area and the incremental cost of additional zero emission vehicles. City of Raleigh (GoRaleigh). Project Sponsor.

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LA-based SMLC to lead new DOE Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute; ~$800M for 5 new hub competitions

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The Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute will focus on accelerating the development and adoption of advanced sensors, data analytics, and controls in manufacturing, while reducing the cost of these technologies by half and improving the efficiency of US advanced manufacturing. Power America (Raleigh, NC). West Virginia U.

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Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8

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A little more engineering needed The VF 8 City Plus cruised at or above highway speeds with confidence. Expect VinFast engineers to make suspension adjustments as they get more customer feedback. It has announced it’s building of a vehicle and battery manufacturing plant in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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NC Transportation Center

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Governor Announces New Energy Program For Plug-in Hybrid Cars RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina State University plans to launch a research hub for the development of plug-in cars, a project that has attracted the interest of both energy and automobile companies. liter turbocharged gasoline engine."

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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engineers were forming hobby clubs to learn about the new machines. A friend of Lowe's, Jack Sams, was a software engineer who vaguely knew Bill Gates, and he reached out to the 24-year-old Gates to see if he had an operating system that might work for the new PC. IBM would continue to design new laptops for Lenovo in Raleigh, N.C.

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GM and ABB demonstrate prototype of Volt battery pack grid re-use application

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In conjunction with the Plug-in 2011 event in Raleigh, NC, GM and ABB demonstrated a lab prototype of a distributed energy storage (DES) system that combines Volt battery technology and a proven grid-tied electric power inverter. —Sandeep Bala, ABB Power Electronics R&D Engineer. Source: GM. Click to enlarge.

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